In most parts of the world, society usually lets a woman paint the path she wants to go in. Although some restrictions cause difficulty, there is not a lot of places that restrict woman like in Iran and throughout the book Persepolis. During this time of inequality, the government tried (and succeeded fairly well) to convince the Iranian culture that men deserve more freedom and power then a women. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, was the last shah. From 1941, to 1979 he ruled Iran. Then the revolution happened. After that, hell let lose on the country and caused much terror. As much as Marji hated this event, so did everyone around her.
The revolution caused the government to control the lives of virtually every woman in Iran. Style, religion, marriage etc. all had tight restrictions. Unless in a house a woman would have to where a veil covering a high majority of there head. Along with the veil, most woman wore a long dress that covered up there ankles and most of there feet. The government thought that it was civil for the woman to where the veil for protection, while the population thought it was just making the women vulnerable. At the time Marji and her family lived in Iran. Her family didn't like the action of the forceful wearing of the veil. Although her they all believed in the Islamic religion, they didn't believe that it needed to be taken to that extent, neither did most people.
A great proportion of people (even men) were protesting against the veil. As people were defending there rights, they were often getting killed for just wanting to be free and not forced into wearing a veil & practice of Islamic Religion. The law states that "A woman's life is only worth half of a mans...". This law was clearly not except by Marji or anyone around her.
Today in modern Iran, it is still the law to wear the veil, but they don't have to dress as civil overall. Many things have changed for the everyday modern Iranian woman, but there is still much more to come.
The revolution caused the government to control the lives of virtually every woman in Iran. Style, religion, marriage etc. all had tight restrictions. Unless in a house a woman would have to where a veil covering a high majority of there head. Along with the veil, most woman wore a long dress that covered up there ankles and most of there feet. The government thought that it was civil for the woman to where the veil for protection, while the population thought it was just making the women vulnerable. At the time Marji and her family lived in Iran. Her family didn't like the action of the forceful wearing of the veil. Although her they all believed in the Islamic religion, they didn't believe that it needed to be taken to that extent, neither did most people.
A great proportion of people (even men) were protesting against the veil. As people were defending there rights, they were often getting killed for just wanting to be free and not forced into wearing a veil & practice of Islamic Religion. The law states that "A woman's life is only worth half of a mans...". This law was clearly not except by Marji or anyone around her.
Today in modern Iran, it is still the law to wear the veil, but they don't have to dress as civil overall. Many things have changed for the everyday modern Iranian woman, but there is still much more to come.